Nonfatal occupational injuries from slips, trips, and falls among older workers treated in hospital emergency departments, United States 1998

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-41

  Layne, Larry A ^a   Pollack, Keshia M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital emergency departments; Injury surveillance; Occupational injury; Older workers; Slip, trip and fall

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROBABILITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3042742155     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20038     Document Type: Article

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